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The room was washed in soft morning light…
but in Xiao Zhan's mind, the dream from the night before was still alive.
Lian's voice, her eyes, her warning—
every piece of it lingered.
Xiao Zhan slowly sat up and saw that Yibo was already awake…
but his expression was not normal.
🌑 Yibo's mood felt strange. Cold. Silent.
Han was in the room too, and both of them seemed to be discussing something serious—
something they stopped immediately when Zhan walked in.
Han: "We'll talk later."
Yibo: "Yeah… not now."
Xiao Zhan felt it in his bones.
They were hiding something.
🍵 In the kitchen, Zhan was making hot tea.
Yibo came up behind him, but… he didn't touch him the way he always did.
The softness, the warmth—
all gone.
Xiao Zhan: "Yibo… is everything okay?"
Yibo looked at him—
his eyes cold, emotionless, as if all warmth had drained away.
Yibo (quietly): "Why were you screaming last night?"
Xiao Zhan froze.
Xiao Zhan: "I… I saw Lian. In my dream. She—"
Yibo (suddenly sharp, almost harsh):
"You said her name again."
Zhan stiffened.
Yibo never talked like this.
Without warning, Yibo slammed his hand on the table—
so hard the cup shook.
Yibo:
"I told you to stay away from her!
She's a shadow, poison—
and she's only using you!"
His eyes…
they began to darken.
As if something inside him was waking up.
Something Xiao Zhan had never seen before.
Xiao Zhan (whispering):
"Yibo… why are you—
you're scaring me…"
Yibo didn't laugh.
He didn't explain.
Instead, he grabbed Zhan's chin and forced him to look into his eyes.
Yibo (low, dangerous voice):
"You should be scared.
Because I'm not letting anyone take you from me…
at any cost."
Xiao Zhan's heartbeat thundered in his chest.
👁️ Something supernatural was stirring inside Yibo.
And for a split second, Zhan felt—
maybe Lian wasn't the only one hiding the truth.
The kitchen light flickered.
Yibo walked out without another word.
Han stepped in, grabbed Zhan's trembling hand.
Han (whispering):
"Zhan… you need to be careful of Yibo."
Xiao Zhan: "Why?"
Han exhaled shakily.
Then spoke the truth that froze Zhan's blood.
Han:
"Lian wasn't just a victim…
Yibo had a part in her death too."
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